Rauch
\raʊ̯x\
The verdict
“Rauch” is uncommon French (frequency #94,188 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,188
- frequency rank, French
- 5,742
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fumée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rauch · Rauch · French
Rauch · rank #94,188 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,188
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,742
- PHOTO-FINISH ratissent
Nearest frequency peer: ratissent (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Rauch »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- rappliquer
rappliquer
5,817 corpus weight
- rational
rational
5,815 corpus weight
- ratissent
ratissent
5,814 corpus weight
- Rauch
Rauch
5,813 corpus weight
- rebellés
rebellés
5,811 corpus weight
- rebutent
rebutent
5,810 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Rauch » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rauch |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \raʊ̯x\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #94,188 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Rauch » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Rauch is uncommon French at frequency #94,188 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \raʊ̯x\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fumée.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Rauch, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Rauch, spelled R-A-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1Fumée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rauch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Würziger Rauch hängt in der Luft, aus Lautsprechern gurgeln die Mantras der Mönche, rote Bänder mit aufgedruckten Gebeten flattern im Wind. Der Longhua-Tempel in Shanghai war jahrzehntelang immer ein Ort der Alten (...)
Der Grund dafür war, dass viele Menschen im Mittelalter an Lungenkrankheiten litten, ausgelöst durch den ständigen Rauch der verschiedensten Feuer zum Heizen, kochen in der Küche oder beim Arbeiten und durch Staub, Kälte und Zugluft. Im Sitzen ist es der Atemmuskulatur besser möglich, die Atemarbeit zu unterstützen und so fiel es leichter, im Sitzen zu sc…
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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